SBA of Maryland

SBA meeting September 10, 2025 hybrid at the Harford County Agricultural Center and on Zoom

6:30–7PM Ask A Beekeeper Q&A session

What's happening with your bees? Are they getting ready for winter? This is an opportunity for new and intermediate beekeepers to ask questions of experienced beekeepers. Dona Bushong will be leading the discussion. Come join the conversation. This portion of the meeting will not be on Zoom!

7PM Gabriela Quinlan will speak about winter bees, a special type of worker bee that keep the colony alive during winter months when there are no resources to forage.

Gabriela is a pollinator biologist studying honey bee nutrition. Dr. Quinlan got her PhD from Michigan State University and worked as a researcher at Penn State University before starting her current position as a postdoctoral researcher at NC State University. Gabriela will be starting as an assistant professor at UNC Greensboro in the Spring.

Gabriela's Zoom presentation will be followed by SBA club announcements, Harry's beekeeping quiz, and door prizes for those attending in person.

Join an active community of veteran and novice beekeepers and listen to talks from a variety of experts.

Meetings are held at 7PM on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to the public.


Spring/Summer Location:
Steppingstone Farm Museum in Havre de Grace
461 Quaker Bottom Rd. Havre de Grace, MD 21078

Farm Museum directions

Fall/Winter Location:
Harford County Agricultural Center, 3525 Conowingo Road, Suite 600, Street MD 21154

Agricultural Center directions

Upcoming meetings

October 8, 2025 Anne Frey: Pollen trapping

November 12, 2025 Sarah Wheelan: Honey bee genetics

Queen bee on a frame with no drawn comb, surrounded by a few worker bees

Past meetings

July 9, 2025 Beekeeping gadget show and tell

June 11, 2025 Clyde Strang: Winter prep and diagnosing deadouts

May 14, 2025 Eric Malcolm: Colony inspections

April 9, 2025 Ally Martin Ewert: Propolis

March 12, 2025 Robyn Underwood: Drones

February 18, 2025 Honey tasting/exchange and presentation by Ted and Jen Sizemore on beekeeping in the Kisumu region of Kenya

January 8, 2025 Dave Schultz, apiculture inspector: What if the groundhog was wrong? Late winter/early spring management

November 13, 2024 Dr. Frank Rinkevich: Genetics of amitraz resistance in Varroa

October 9, 2024 Dr. Jon Zawislak: Queen loss and laying workers

September 11, 2024 SBA members: Winter hive prep

July 10, 2024 SBA members: Choosing a mite treatment

June 12, 2024 Todd Cichonowicz: Local pollination

May 8, 2024 Cybil Preston: Varroa control

April 10, 2024 Dennis Helmer: Queen breeding and queen health

March 13, 2024 Jack Geraghty: Bee research at Delaware University; and Dona Bushong: Long Langstroth hives

February 14, 2024 Honey tasting, exchange, and competition

January 10, 2024 Selina Bruckner: Small hive beetle